Multicolor-printing press.



M. KRAVTZ. vISAULTICOLDR PRNTING PRESS APPLICATION FILED APR. I9, i915. v 1,172,807'. v Pat-@med Feb. 22,1916.

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Nl. KRAVITZ.

MULTICOLOH PRINTINQ PRESS. APPLICANON' man APR.19,19145,

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MULTICOLOR PRINTSNG PRESS.

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M. KRAVITZ.

MumcoLoR PmNTmG PRESS. APPLICATION FILED PR19|1915 Yate/ated. Feb. 22,1916.

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MAX KBAVTZ, F PHILAIDELPHI, PENNSYLVANIA.

, MULTICOLGBf-PRINTNG PRESS. i

speciacmpn 01 Leners Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application 51811 April 19, 1915. Serial No. 22,49d.

To all whom t Amay concern.'

Be it known that I, MAX KRAvITz, a sub ject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Multicolor- Printing Presses, of which the following is a specification.

l This invention relates to improvements in multicolor printing presses designed particularly for printing two or more `colors in a single operation, the primary object of the invention being to provide a simple, eili cient and comparatively inexpensive construction of press of this character which shall be reliable in action, and adapted to effect the inking of the form matter and -the timed operation of the elements in proper accord to impression.4 ,y

A further object of the invention is 'to provide a.construction wherein the subject matterfto be printed is arranged in a plurality of type forms, disposed one in rear of the other, and which are, simultaneously print an absolutely clear 'inked-by. sets of inking devices, and in which the action of the press is' such that.

zation of parts, including novel forms of type and spacing devices, and a novel c onstruction and arrangement of form carriers and inking devices, whereby any form matter may be easily and conveniently set up and clean-cut impressions in two or more colors 'obtained in a single operation, with out the objections presentin that type of multicolor presses wherein the type'matter isarranged in a single form vandthe sets of inking rollers are thrown into and o'ut of inking position with relation to linesl of tyoe on their course of inking motion,

A still further objoet of the ipventlon is to provide a construction by means of which env Dortion'or portions of a body of matter form fully open or spread. Fig. 2 isa to be printed may be printed in a color distinct'from the rest, without the necessity 'of lim'itlng the printing actionin distinct c01- ors to different blocks or .lines o'f t e, whereby objections incident to prior-mu ticolor printing machines are eii'ectually overf come.

With these and other objects in view, thef invention. consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully describedand claimed,

reference `being had to the accompanying drawings in which lgure 1 isla side elevation ofa'printing press embodying my invention, showing the ont elevation of the ress. Fig. 3 isa vertical:

longitudinal section of the press. Fig. 4-

1s' a vertical transverse section on the line im? i {lf-4 of Fig. Fig. 51s a top'plan'vie'w. of

the press. Fig. 6 is 'a horizontal. transverse sectionjthrough the forms in open orispread position", l, Fig. 7 is a similarviewof the gformsshowing the same in closed or print- Fig-.lO shows detail views of' the type and spacers employed. Fig. 11 is a side view of, one of the inkng roller carrier arms.'

position. Fig. 8 is airont'elevation of `forward form. Fig. 9 `is a detail verti-l .cal fsection thereof on an enlarged scale.I

Fig; 12sis a section on theiline'l2-12 of tail vertical section on the line'lf-lt of 112 Fig. 13 is a horizontal section on f. vthe line 13`13 of Fig. l. Fig. 14: -Sal (le- Fig. 1'., Fig. 15 is a 'detail' View of the' weighted lever and dog forming inkin plate operating means.

Re erring 'to vthe drawings, 1 designates the frame of the press on which is'journaled part of the la horizontal transverse drive shaft 2 which may be operated by any suitable power, a foot power mechanism being shown in the present instance consisting of a treadle lever 3 and a connecting rod 4: coupling the same to a crank onthe shaft. The shaft 2 car-' ries at one-end a fly wheel 6 and at its oppo site end a gear pinion .7 which latter meshesy with a gearS on one end of a horizontal transverse countershaft 9, which is provided at its opposite end with a crank disk 10.

The gear 8 is provided with a cam groove nimes? Y the carriers will be, brought exactly into registering position. As stated, the rocker .arms 29 swing loosely upon. the shaft 30, and for the purpose o communicating roc ing motion thereto 'inV the back and for h motions of the ,carriers connecting rods'60 rear ends with crank arms 62 secured to flugs 63 projecting from the rocker arms, so that in the rearward movement of. the carriers an upward pull will be exerted on the rocker arms to swing them upwardly and rearwardly, and thereby cause the rollers to move over the printing plates to take up a supply of ink, while on the forward movement of the form carriers the inking rollers will move forwardly and downwardly 'and ink the forms prior to the time they come into printing position.- Gripping ingers are provided toA clamp the sheet against the platen and withdraw the printed sheet from contact with the forms. These fingers are operatively connected with the platen 4and frame in any suitable manner.

In thepractical carrying of my invention into eli'ect, part of the matter to be printed in one color is disposed upon the form 25 while the remainder of the matter to be` printed in -a'diderent color is disposed upon the form 27', and the construction of the type employed is such as to permit the type matter composing the :rear form to moveA through the front form. to bring the sets of type matter upon the dierent forms into alinement for the printing action in which both Colors are printed simultaneously. The

type 65 upon the rear type form maybe of any suitable, construction, while the type 66 upon the front type form is provided in its opposite sides with grooves 67 and in `conjunction therewith spacers 68 are used,

which are preferably threesided, so that in the setting up the type composing the matter to be printed by the front form the spacers may have their two parallel sides fitted into ooves 67 of adjacent type 66 so as to provide spacesor openings 69 for the passageand reception of the type 65 u'pon the reanorm. Thus it will' be understood that the type composingthe matter upon the rear form which is to be printed in 'any certain color will be inked byone set of inlring rollers with ink of that color, while the type composing the matter-upon the fr t form which is'to be printed in another collir will be vinked by a separate set of inking rollers with `inl; of thedifferent color, and when the type forms 'are brought together or closed from the space or open position' the twqforms will exactly the subjectmatter thereof in the di'erent vcolqrsupon the sheet resting on the platen.

0f course, it is to be understood that the ,typematter upon -the different forms may be so set up that any portion of a line, pararegister to prin-t A graph or body of matter may be printed-in one color while the remainder may be printed in a dierent color. By this means the objection to prlor presses of thischaracter, which admit only of-diierent lines or paragraphs belng printed in/separate colors,

sections or other subdivisions of lines or `is avoided in a simple and eiicient manner,

other portion of matter to be printed may be printed in a color contrasting with the color of the remainder of the matter.

shown 4for printing two colors, it will of while in, the present instance two forms only. are

course be understood that any number of vforms may be employed by uslng, in all except the rear form, type 66 and spacers 68 of the construction shown in Fig. rEl() in 'conjunctionwwith type '65 upon the rear form, th\` type being mayr require so that the faces thereof will register wheny the forms are brought into closed or printing position.

I claim:-

of such length as occasion 1. In a multicolor printing press, a type y form having type passagesfa second type form adapted to be extended through said 1 passagesto bringthe type forms into register fer a printing action, and press mechanism for inking and moving the respective press forms at relatively different rates of speed from inking to printing position and vice versa.

2. In a multicolor printing press, a frontv Y type form having type passages, a rear type form adapted to be extended through said passages to bring the type `forms into register for a printing action, and press mecha- `nism for inking and moving the respective lpress' forms at relatively different rates of speed from inking to printing position and vice versa. Y

3. :in 'a multicolor printing press, type forms provided with type matter, one of said forms having openings formed by the type matter through which the type matter on the other form is adapted to pass'to bring the type surfaces into register` for a printing action, means for spreading the type forms foran inking action and bringing them together for a printing action, said means operating to move fthe respective printing forms at diderent rates ofA speed, a platen, an inking mechanism, and

suitable press mechanism for operating the aforesaid parts.

4. In a multicolor printing press, a type carrier, a type form supported thereby embodying type and spacers coperating thereretraction of the platen to-spread the forms nism with to provide passages in the type form, a second type form provided with type adapted to enter Said passages to bring the type forms into register for a printing action, and a press mechanism including inking means and. means for moving the respective type forms at different relative rates of speed from inki-ng to printing position and vice versa.

' 5. In a multicolor printing press, a type carrier, a type form supported thereby having type provided withgrooves and spacers adapted totit within grooves of adjacent type and toe'form passages between certain portions ofthe type matter, a second type carrier, a type lform supported thereby and having type adapted to pass through said passages to bring the type forms into register for a printing action, a, platen, inking devices, and press mechanism for operating said. inlring ldevices and adapted upon the apart oran inlring actionand upon vthe printing movement of the platen'to bring the forms into coperatlve printing position. Y

6. In a multicolor printing press, the combination of a platen, type forms arranged- 4one in rear of the other, the front type form having openings lthrough which the tvpc matter on the rear type form'is adapted to pass to bringvthe forms into registering position for printing, an inking-mcchanis-m including separate Sets of inking rollsv and afpress mechanism for actuating `the platen inking rolls and including means. for movingthe forms forward and back-v for inking the respective type forms,

and of ward into and out of printing position, said front form.

7. In a multicolor printing press, the .combination of a platen, a plurallty of printing forms arranged one in V rear 'of passages for type matter upon the vrear printing form or forms, sets, of inlring rollers orinking the respective printing forms when in separated" relation, and a press mechanism for actuating the platen, printing rollers and sliding forms, said mechabeing operated'to slide the vprinting forms at 'different ,rates of speed so as to bringl them together on the forward motion and separate them on the rearward motion.

8. In a. multicolor printing press, the com-- bination of a platen, a' plurality of forwardly and rearwardly movable lform carriers arranged one in rear 'of the other, type matter upon the respective forms, the type matter upon the front form or forms being arranged to provide passages for the movement to ,thexfprinting position of coperatv bination of a frame,

the otherand slidable toward' and from the-platen, the forward printing form or, forms having ing type matter upon the rear form or forms, inking mechanism for inking the type matter lupon the different forms in different colors, and press mechanism for actuating the platen, type carriers 'and inking mechanism, said press mechanism including means for moving the rear form or forms forwardly or rearwardly at accelerated speed with relationto the rear form or forms so as to bring the type matter upon the respective forms into registry on the forward n10- tion and to space the same on the rearward.

motion.

9. In a multicolor printing press, the coma platen, a plurality of type carriers arranged onev in rear of the other and movable forwardly and rearwardly with relation to each other and to the platen, sets of inking devices, type mat' ter upon. the respective carriers adapted to. be inked by said sets oir' inking devices, type matter upon the forward carrier or carriers being provided with openings for the reception of the type matter uponl the "rear carrier or carriers to adapt the same toireg-l ister for a printing action, a press mecha-I nism for operating thezplaten and inking devices and including means for shifting one, of said type carriers into` ing position, and means operated by ysaid vioes therefor, .type matter upon one of the forms comprising grooved type andspacers adapted to engage means being adaptedto move /the rear ormn" at accelerated speed with relation to theV the grooves'of adjacent type to'vform passages in said type form,v

mit the type faces of the dierent forms beingbrought into registration for a simultaneous printing action.

qll.. In a multicolor printing press,` a type" .carrier carrying a'type form including individual type-arrangedto provide spaces between the individual type in the various lines of the form, a secondtype carrier having a type form including individual type adapted to extend from the rear through the, spaces in the first-named type form, to bring the type -faces of the respective forms into printing registry, and press mechanism vfor the and out'of printroo inking said forms and moving the type Icarriers apartl for anlnking action and bringing themtogether for a printing action.`

l2. In" a multicolor printing press,- `type l forms provided with set-up type matter, the type matter of one' of the forms being re adapted to be moved into and outgpf spaced to provide passages and the type matter of printing registry, press mechanisml for ink- In testimony whereof I afx my signature lng und movin;r the respective forms from in presence of two witnessezs. zl'infr )ri tin )ort n z v' c vc's; y f

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und compensating means fol-Illing pau-t oi" smid mechanism for vnlving the speed of Winoeses:

movement of one of the type forms, with re- C. HINES,

spect to tlmt of the other. Y BENNETT S. JoNns. 

